WHITE RIVER JUNCTION,
Vt. - The Dartmouth swimming and diving teams opened the Dartmouth
Invitational with an evening session at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center on
Friday (Jan. 27). The Big Green won six of the evenings 10 events and is
sitting in first place on both the men's and women's sides.

The women have 459 points ahead of UMass with 325 and Bryant
with 153. On the men's side it's a much tighter race, with the Big Green
leading UMass, 390-354, while Bryant is in third place with a score of 149.

Christine Kerr
(Gainesville, Fla.) provided the highlight of the session setting a new Upper
Valley Aquatic Center record in the 500 free with a time of 5:00.84. Teammates Erin Henn (Lawrenceville, N.J.) and Kirstin Hocheder (Tucson, Ariz.)
finished in third and fourth place, with times of 5:11.02 and 5:11.40,
respectively.

The Dartmouth women had several strong showings but none
stronger than a 1-2-3-4 finish in the 200 IM. Freshman Rebecca Butler (West Orange, N.J.) picked up her first collegiate
win in the event with a time of 2:09.25 while Danielle Kerr (Gainesville, Fla.) earned runner up honors with a
time of 2:09.38. Kendall Farnham (Severna,
Md.) and Charlotte Williams (Boca
Raton, Fla.) rounded out the Big Green contingent with times of 2:10.60 and
2:11.30.

Dartmouth's men also picked up some quality wins on the
opening night. Albert Roth (Aurora,
Ill.) helped make it a Big Green sweep of the 200 IM winning the event with a
time of 1:53.70 while the sprinters made magic in the 50 free. The Dartmouth men
went 1-2-3 in the 50 free with Doherty taking the event with a time of 21.27.
Doherty was followed by senior co-captain Michael Ahern (Old Westbury, N.Y.) with a time of 21.32, while Chang took third
with a time of 21.55.

The Big Green closed the night with a win in the women's
400-medley relay with a time of 3:56.80. Meredith Sweeney (Hinsdale, Ill.), Williams, Valerie Orellana (Arleta, Calif.) and Alcon teamed to give Dartmouth the win in the
final event of the session.

Dartmouth will be back in action at the second annual
Dartmouth Invitational at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River
Junction, Vt., tomorrow. The first session of the day begins at 9 a.m. and the
final session of the invitational is scheduled to start at 2 p.m.